Today is Wednesday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2005. There are 73 days left in the year. On this date in 1781, British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown, Va., as the American

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2005. There are 73 days left in the year. On this date in 1781, British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown, Va., as the American Revolution nears its end.
In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, draws up a declaration of rights and liberties. In 1812, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte begin their retreat from Moscow. In 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early attacks Union forces at Cedar Creek, Va.; the Union troops are able to rally and defeat the Confederates. In 1944, the Navy annonces that black women would be allowed into Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (the WAVES). In 1950, United Nations forces enter the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. In 1951, President Truman signs an act formally ending the state of war with Germany. In 1960, the United States imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products. In 1977, the supersonic Concorde makes its first landing in New York City. In 1977, the body of West German industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer, who had been kidnapped by left-wing extremists, is found in Mulhouse, France. In 1987, the stock market crashes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value. In 1995, ignoring a veto threat, the House passes a Republican plan for overhauling Medicare by raising premiums for the elderly and disabled and saving billions of dollars from hospital and doctor fees.
October 19, 1980: Law enforcement agencies and the courts will lose some of their crime-fighting projects in Mahoning and Trumbull counties when the U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration closes its doors
The end-of-contract strikes that had closed eight diversified Youngstown area companies point to the problem facing the Mahoning Valley in its effort to attract new companies to the area -- labor contracts that are tied to those of basic steel.
Ohio State University Athletic Director Hugh Hindman says spiraling expenses are threatening OSU sports. His department has a $10.5 million budget and is going up about $1 million every year. Football ticket prices range from $5 for students and $7 for faculty to $12.50 for the best seats in the house. Roughly 43,500 seats are available at $10.50.
October 19, 1965: A $600,000 expansion program is getting under way at the E. Federal Street plant of Weatherbee Coats Inc. with construction of a 40,000 square-foot addition.
The General Duty Nurses Association of Youngstown Hospital Association accepts a 10-cent hourly wage increase for part-time general duty nurses, warding off a threatened reduction in working hours by the nurses.
A large trailer park to accommodate more than 200 permanent, luxury-type mobile homes is approved by the Milton Township Zoning Commission for a site on County Line Road near Newton Falls Road, about two miles from the new Lordstown Chevrolet assembly plant.
October 19, 1955: The Monday Musical Club's performance of the regimental band and massed pipers of the Scots Guards, Queen Elizabeth's household troops at Buckingham Palace, is a sellout at Stambaugh Auditorium.
"The Community Chest is tangible evidence of one of the greatest freedoms America possesses, the freedom to take care of its own," Parade Magazine publisher Arthur Motley tells some 700 volunteers at the YMCA. The goal is $889,296.
Student behavior at two upcoming football games may determine the fate of night football in Youngstown, school officials indicate.
October 19, 1930: Delegates from 318 Lutheran churches in Ohio and Pennsylvania will attend the fourth annual convention of the Brotherhood of Lutheran churches of the Pittsburgh Synod at Grace Lutheran Church in Youngstown.
Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley welcome 800 women delegates for the 57th annual state convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Notre Dame upsets Carnegie Tech, 21-6, to maintain its undefeated record before 35,000 shivering fans in South Bend.